Two years ago，Cameron saw one of his mother’s patients（病人）fall over at his home but the woman’s daughter was unable to lift her．After that Cameron thought up the idea for the Res-QLift．He says that the Res-QLift makes it possible to move the disabled or the injured easily．“People can just slide（滑动）patients onto my invention，”Cameron says．

Jerry Chang is the president of Florida International Business Service，which helps inventors turn their ideas into products．He agreed to help Cameron develop his invention．

“When people are young．they are generally creative and have lots of dreams．What we need to do is encourage kids．This way，they can invent more things as they grow up，”Jerry Chang says．

The Res-QLift is designed for nursing homes，hospitals and even homes．It is raised and lowered with the push of a button．Chang says the lift moves slowly so as not to scare（惊吓）patients Until Cameron met with Michael Osadchey，he hadn’t told anyone about his idea for the invention．

“Michael Osadchey has helped me a lot．He is basically the best part of what happened today,”Cameron says．

Now the 11-year-old has already started working on his next invention．

1．What does Cameron’s mother probably do?

A．An inventor．                                            B．A doctor．

C．A teacher．                                                D．A businesswoman．

2．Why did Cameron invent the Res-QLift?

A．He was interested in inventing things．

B．His mother asked him to invent it．

C．He wanted to make money．

D．He wanted to do something for disabled people．

3．When did the public know about Cameron’s idea for the Res-QLift?

A．After Cameron talked with Jerry Chang．

B．When the woman fell over at Cameron’s home．

C．After Cameron met with Michael Osadchey．

D．As soon as Cameron came up with the idea．

4．Where will the Res-QLift NOT be used according to the passage?

A．Hospitals                 B．Homes．                C Nursing homes          D．Offices．

5．What does the writer try to tell us in the passage?

A．Most inventions are invented by accident．

B．We should encourage kids to develop their creative ideas．

C．Kids should not spend their time inventing things．

D．The disabled should be helped by us．

He is ________ of taking photos.

A. scare

B. scares

C. scared

D. scaring

When buster was brought into the animals' home, he was wet and smelly. But Jimmy who worked there know what soap and water and a good brushing could do.

After a bath, Jimmy put Buster in a cage and gave him some food and fresh water.

Buster wanted a home. He wanted a family. He wanted a yard. Most of all, he wanted someone to love him.

A man came over to the cage. Buster curled up on his blanket and closed eyes. “He’s no fun,” said the man. “He’s too quiet.”

A family came along. Buster barked and barked, so they would notice him. “ He’s too noisy,” said the mother. They all walked away.

Other people passed by.

“Too furry.”

“TOO bony.”

“Don’t give up,” Jimmy said to Buster. “Someone will want you.”

Another family asked Jimmy to take Buster out of the cage. “He’s too big,” said the mother. “He might scare the baby.”

The next family came along. “He’s too small,” said the father. “He wouldn’t be a good watchdog.”

“Sorry, Buster,” said Jimmy.

At the end of the day, another family came along-a mother, father, and a boy. Buster didn’t try to book big or small. He didn’t worry about looking furry or bony. He was just plain Buster, an ordinary, brown, medium-sized dog.

The boy looked in to Buster’s brown eyes. Buster looked into the boy’s blue eyes. “Look, Mom,” he said. “This dog is just the right size for me.”

Buster went home to a family and a yard. Best of all, He went home with someone who loved him just the way he was- an ordinary, brown, medium-sized dog.

50. What did Buster get first at the animals’ home?

A. A bath.        B. A ball.       C. A rest       D. A meal.

51. What did Buster want most of all?

A. A place to play in.       B. A home to live in.     

C. A loving owner.         D. A rich keeper.

52. What does the writer want to tell us in this story?

A. We must do everything well.         B. It’s nice to keep a dog.     

C. We should be just what we are.       D. It’s easy to clean a dog.

He always looks ________. Now he is looking ________at his new drawing.